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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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